After two nights of play we had 8 strong players qualify for the finals night of Kilkerley singles, and there were some great games throughout the night. Quarter FinalsNiall Hand Vs Diarmuid McMahon – Niall Hand continued his good form in the last few tournaments and […]
A high quality field qualified for the finals night of Crossmaglen pairs, with some fantastic games throughout. Quarter FinalsJon Lewis & Shane Hand Vs Stuart McSorley & John Quinn – This was a good game throughout. Jon and Shane managed to take a 6-4 lead into […]
Oriel’s qualifiers for the National Ladies Singles took place on Tuesday the 5th of November in Crossmaglen with some great bowls throughout. Section AIn the preliminary round Rosie Colgan was able to come out on top against Ruby Cummiskey in a battle of the juniors, while […]
A high quality field qualified for the finals night of Corduff singles, with some fantastic games throughout. Round of 16Jason Hand v Mark Hamilton – Mark had a strong performance to win this one.Paul Duff v Gerard Moen was a good game, Paul went 3 up […]
Huge congratulations to Corduff and Oriel members Jim Fox, Shane Hand and Paul Duff for winning the Champion of Champions triples tournament for the second year in a row in Belfast. This win qualifies them for the next World Championships in Norway in 2026! In the […]
Big Congratulations to John Carson and Dominic Kane for winning Cullyhana Pairs tournament. A high quality field qualified for the finals night. In the quarter finals John Carson and Dominic Cane beat Noel Mackin and Michael Garvey, Gerard McCloskey and Derick McCallion beat MJ O’Connor and […]
Big Congratulations to Paul Duff and Shane Hand for winning Drumaroad Pairs tournament. A high quality field qualified for the finals night. In the first game, they were up against Tom Litcho and Adam Gilmour. They came through with a score of 8-2. In the semi […]
Big Congratulations to Kevin Conroy and Patricia Martin-Bell for winning St Matthew’s Richill Charity Open Pairs tournament. A high quality field qualified for the finals night. In the first game, they were up against Keith McCullough and Colm McHugh from Steelwed Bowling Club. They came through […]
The hand family are one of the most successful families in recent years on the tournament front, but an Irish title seemed illusive to them. They had previously reached the final of the Champion of Champions Rinks and last year Shane lost in the final of […]
This year the Brendan McMahon Charity Rinks was to raise funds for Carrick Cancer Society and what a great event it was for all concerned. Over 112 people entered the Rinks competition in which one Oriel Men’s Zone player played with 3 others who were pulled […]